SHAH ALAM: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer said the anti-graft body had opened separate investigations into the names mentioned in the infamous Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) ledger book.
The book, dubbed Buku Tiga Lima, purportedly contains details of payments made by UKSB to several high-profile politicians allegedly for political donations.
MACC senior investigating officer V. Mahendran, 38, said he only focused his investigation regarding payments to Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who he said had received a total of S$13.56 million from the contractor.
He said those names mentioned in the book including ministers, senior government officers, and businessmen were not related to the foreign visa project (VLN).
"My investigation only focused on the VLN project involving UKSB. The Home Ministry was directly involved in this contract. I am not concerned with the others.
"However, we (MACC) appointed other investigating officers to look at the other matters," he said during cross-examination by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran.
Earlier, Mahendran said Zahid received a total of S$13.56 million from UKSB between October 2014 and March 2018.
He said UKSB payments to the former deputy prime minister started late 2014 with S$200,000 per month, but it was increased to S$520,000 per month some time in 2017.
Mahendran said the money was delivered by two former UKSB directors, Harry Lee Vui Khiun and Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghanas, as requested by the Umno president.
"The money was delivered to Zahid at his house in Country Heights, Kajang, as well as at his official residence in Seri Satria when he was the then deputy prime minister.
"In the ledger book, former UKSB administrative manager David Tan Siong Sun codenamed Zahid as 'Monster', 'Mon', 'YB', 'Young Boy', 'ZH', and 'Z'," he said.
He said Zahid was the then home minister and had the power and influence in formulating the government's policy, especially those that involved his ministry.
"Thus, any decision made by Zahid will directly and indirectly affect UKSB's business.
"Zahid, during the discussion, had asked for political donations from UKSB and the contractor agreed," he said, adding that all this was unveiled during MACC's investigation.
Zahid, 69, who is Bagan Datuk member of parliament, had pleaded not guilty to 33 charges of receiving S$13.46 million from Ultra Kirana as inducement to extend the company's contract as the operator of a one-stop visa processing centre in China.
He is also facing another seven charges of accepting S$1,150,000, RM3 million, €15,000 and US$15,000 from the same company, which he knew had connections with his function as the then home minister.
The trial before Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa continues.